The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-03-31
immigration for Nor tn Carolina.

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immigration to the State of North
Carolina. 1t is headed Let US look
to the sturdy English and Scotch for
the bone aud sinew to help us build
up the Old North State"
A more liberal and sensible article
on that all-important subject. has not
come under my notice since | made
my home in the Sunny South.
What a contrast to the views eX-
pressed at the Farmers Convention
recently held at Raleigh. The Pro-
ult., gave full and elaborate account
of the doings at that Convention. 1t
is stated in the 5th clause of the far
mers' petition with regard to the Ag
ricultural Department that no immi-
grafton agent be sent to any foreign
country. | also saw in your impress
sion of the 10th, ult., quotation from
the Biblical Recorder where it is said
g that possibly there is not a farmer in
North Carolina who wishes to see a
horde of foreigners settled in the State,
they would cordially welcome people
from other States and would be glad
to have as neighbors men and women
from New York, Pennsylvania, &C.,
but the Irish from Ireland, the Crofter
from Scotland, and the Brigand from
Italy, they do not want" Let us hope
that the editor of such a praiseworthy
journal as the Biblical Recorder does
not class the Brigand of Italy or of any
other country with the honest toilers
of oppressed England, Ireland and
Scotland, a class Of laborers that can
defy the world to produce their equals
for industry, capability and skill in the
noble art OF agriculture; and let it be
understood that their labor is under
the control of the employer. If the
negroes of the South were laboring
under the smallest fraction of the OPP
preston as what the trustworthy labor
ers of the countries named are, we
should soon hear something of "de
rights of de Po' cullud man." | have
not seen or heard whether the farmers
in convention discussed the labor ques-
ton, but it is obvious to all observers
that, that question must be taken up
and handled at no distant day. 1t is
not to be mistaken the future of the
negro is the cities skilie1 labor, and
the public offices, what few may re-
main in the field their labor will be
more dominant than submissive. When
that time arrives, which is not far dis
tant, the descendants OF Ham will
then be in a position to cut connection
with the renegade Anglo Saxon, they
will no longer have any use for their
white skin brother, the unnatural alli
ance will then be dissolved. If read
arlght the signs Of the times in the po
litical zenith, the sable flag of Africa
will wave over these Southern States.
1t is quite evident that this State will
be under the necessity of importing
labor from somewhere; the farmers
advise not to go to 'sany foreign coun
try." while the editor of the Biblical
Recorder objects to Europe only; un-
der the circumstances perhaps he
would recommend Africa, if SO, no
doubt the K ng of Dahomey would be
happy to accommodate Us with a few
cargoes of the genuine article at a
cheap rate.
The Northern and Western States
being new countries, have no surplus
population Consequently those are
not the countries to look to for any
material increase of the population
here, besides, it must be remembered
that the original Alglo Saxon element
at the North, has been pretty we'll
squeezed out by conglomerated mix
ture of all nationaities; if "horde''
of such a combination of races should
settle in this State, it is quite possible
that a large per centage of the objec-
tionable element-such as the Rec0ra-
er alludes to-may accompany such a
crowd. Truly, there is very desir-
able class of people not only in New
York and Pennsylvania, but in all the
other States North and West, who
would be cordially received and vel
coined as "neighbors" at the South;
and no doubt a few will come in the
shape of land buyers, attracted by this
glorious climate, and such as is now
being done under the present small,
but laudable management of the I'm
migration Bureau; bat this State is in
need not of few, but an influx, and
in order to carry out such move
ment effectually, we must go to the
great centres of population where there
is an overfowing surplus, but under no
consideration let US go outside the
English speaking race.
Keep away from the cities and &C
to the rural districts of England, Ire
land and Scotland; you will there find
an unsophisticated class of people un
acquainted with Socialism, Anarchism
Nihilism, &c.-no Brigands to bt
found there.
The Governments of the Western
States in conjunction with the grea
railway companies are putting for
ward almost super human efforts L